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SIDE DISHES
Curried Rice Pilaf with
Apricots & Pine Nuts
Makes 4 cups (6 to 8 servings)
1
tablespoon unsalted butter
½
cup chopped onion
1½
teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon
turmeric
2
cups (Rice Cooker) long grain white rice
2¼
cups (standard liquid measure) water
1
teaspoon kosher salt
½
cup slivered dried apricots
2
tablespoons toasted pine nuts
Place the rice cooking bowl in the Cuisinart
®
Rice
Cooker/Steamer. Add the butter, cover and turn
on; wait 2 minutes. Add the chopped onion, curry
powder and turmeric to the melted butter; stir with
rice paddle to coat. Cover and cook 5 minutes.
Stir in the rice, water and salt. Top with the sliv-
ered apricots. Cover and reset Rice Cooker to On.
Cooking time will be approximately 18 minutes,
then the Rice Cooker will switch to Warm. Let
stand 5 to 10 minutes on Warm (or longer) before
serving. Fluff with rice paddle and transfer to a
warm serving bowl. Sprinkle with toasted pine
nuts just before serving.
Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings):
Calories 161 (15% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 3g
• fat 3g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 4mg • sod. 170mg
• calc. 10mg • fiber 2g
Brown, Wehani
& Wild Rice Pilaf
Makes 2 cups (4 servings)
1
tablespoon unsalted butter
2
tablespoons minced celery
2
tablespoons minced shallot
¾
cup (Rice Cooker) long grain brown rice
½
cup (Rice Cooker) wehani rice
¼
cup (Rice Cooker) wild rice
½
teaspoon herbs de Provence
¼
cup (standard liquid measure) dry white
vermouth or dry white wine
1
1
⁄
8
cups (standard liquid measure) chicken
stock
(low-sodium)
1
1
⁄
8
cups (standard liquid measure) water
½
cup dried cranberries
2
green onions, trimmed and chopped
(include several inches of green)
1
⁄
3
cup chopped toasted pistachios
Place cooking bowl in Cuisinart
®
Rice Cooker/
Steamer. Place butter in bowl. Cover and turn
on; cook 2 minutes. Add celery and shallot to
melted butter; stir with rice paddle. Cover; cook
2 minutes. Add the rice and herbs de Provence;
stir to coat with butter, using rice paddle. Add
wine; stir. Cover and cook 3 minutes. Add chicken
stock and water; stir. Cover; turn on and cook
until liquid is absorbed, about 39 minutes – unit
will then switch to Warm. Sprinkle the dried cran-
berries and chopped green onions on top of the
rice. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in half the
chopped toasted pistachios. Transfer to a warmed
serving bowl and top with remaining pistachios.
Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 134 (18% from fat) • carb. 23g • pro. 4g
• fat 3g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 5mg • sod. 264mg
• calc. 16mg • fiber 2g
Brown Rice and Lentil Pilaf
Makes 2 cups (4 servings)
½
tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2
tablespoons chopped carrots
2
tablespoons chopped mushrooms
2
tablespoons chopped shallots
1
cup (Rice Cooker) long grain brown rice
1
⁄
3
cup (Rice Cooker) brown lentils
½ teaspoon
thyme
1
1
⁄
8
cups (standard liquid measure)
chicken
stock
¾
cup (standard liquid measure) water
Place cooking bowl in Cuisinart
®
Rice Cooker/
Steamer. Add olive oil. Cover and turn on; let heat
for 1 minute. Add carrots, mushrooms and shal-
lots to bowl; stir, using rice paddle to coat with oil.
Cover and cook for 3 minutes (Rice Cooker will
shut off). Stir in rice, lentils and thyme. Add stock
and water; stir, using rice paddle. Cover and turn
on. Cooking time will be approximately 30 min-
utes. The Rice Cooker will then switch to Warm.
Let stand 5 to 10 minutes (or longer) on Warm
before serving. Fluff with rice paddle and transfer
to a warm serving bowl.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 185 (14% from fat) • carb. 34g • pro. 6g
• fat 3g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 332mg
• calc. 20mg • fiber 3g
